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Starlink 15

Launched

November 25, 2020 · 02:13 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 80% go
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Summary

Starlink 15 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 25, 2020 at 02:13 UTC. It was SpaceX's 113th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 6,019th orbital launch attempt. It was the 44th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 23rd this year. Booster B1049 flew for the 7th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 1777, one of 64 catalogued objects, from December 1, 2020, was 279 × 355 km inclined 53.1°. 64 objects from this launch are catalogued, 60 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1049 · flight 7 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 98 days after its previous flight, Starlink 10 · 634 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
44th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 23rd this yearSpaceX's 113th launch25th this yearhumanity's 6,019th orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.1°Inclination
279 × 355 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
321.1°Ascending node
2144 d agoElement epoch2020-12-01 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 1777 · NORAD 47122 · 2020-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 64 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2020-088A
Epoch
2020-12-01 16:00:03 UTC
Mean motion
15.872826 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0056561
Inclination
53.0515°
Ascending node
321.1309°
Arg. of perigee
71.533°
Mean anomaly
219.8496°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
183
B*
-0.0030765

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Catalogued objects

64 catalogued: 60 payloads, 4 components; 3 still in orbit

  • Starlink 1777 · NORAD 47122 · re-entered September 27, 2026
  • Starlink 1779 · NORAD 47123 · re-entered August 26, 2021
  • Starlink 1785 · NORAD 47124 · re-entered February 8, 2025
  • Starlink 1787 · NORAD 47125 · re-entered September 12, 2021
  • Starlink 1812 · NORAD 47126 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1836 · NORAD 47127 · re-entered October 3, 2021
  • Starlink 1837 · NORAD 47128 · re-entered December 27, 2024
  • Starlink 1838 · NORAD 47129 · re-entered May 8, 2025
  • Starlink 1839 · NORAD 47130 · re-entered May 3, 2023
  • Starlink 1840 · NORAD 47131 · re-entered January 29, 2022
  • Starlink 1842 · NORAD 47132 · re-entered July 5, 2021
  • Starlink 1843 · NORAD 47133 · re-entered April 6, 2026
Show 48 more payloads
  • Starlink 1844 · NORAD 47134 · re-entered December 18, 2024
  • Starlink 1845 · NORAD 47135 · re-entered September 18, 2026
  • Starlink 1846 · NORAD 47136 · re-entered February 22, 2025
  • Starlink 1849 · NORAD 47137 · re-entered June 4, 2025
  • Starlink 1850 · NORAD 47138 · re-entered March 19, 2025
  • Starlink 1852 · NORAD 47139 · re-entered February 12, 2025
  • Starlink 1853 · NORAD 47140 · re-entered January 28, 2022
  • Starlink 1854 · NORAD 47141 · re-entered February 9, 2025
  • Starlink 1855 · NORAD 47142 · re-entered September 10, 2021
  • Starlink 1856 · NORAD 47143 · re-entered October 5, 2026
  • Starlink 1857 · NORAD 47144 · re-entered February 21, 2025
  • Starlink 1858 · NORAD 47145 · re-entered August 8, 2022
  • Starlink 1859 · NORAD 47146 · re-entered April 3, 2022
  • Starlink 1860 · NORAD 47147 · re-entered July 1, 2025
  • Starlink 1861 · NORAD 47148 · re-entered July 25, 2025
  • Starlink 1862 · NORAD 47149 · re-entered June 14, 2025
  • Starlink 1863 · NORAD 47150 · re-entered November 1, 2025
  • Starlink 1864 · NORAD 47151 · re-entered February 10, 2025
  • Starlink 1866 · NORAD 47152 · re-entered July 21, 2025
  • Starlink 1867 · NORAD 47153 · re-entered April 1, 2025
  • Starlink 1868 · NORAD 47154 · re-entered October 1, 2023
  • Starlink 1869 · NORAD 47155 · re-entered March 11, 2025
  • Starlink 1870 · NORAD 47156 · re-entered April 23, 2022
  • Starlink 1871 · NORAD 47157 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1873 · NORAD 47158 · re-entered August 12, 2026
  • Starlink 1874 · NORAD 47159 · re-entered June 28, 2022
  • Starlink 1875 · NORAD 47160 · re-entered November 29, 2021
  • Starlink 1876 · NORAD 47161 · re-entered July 6, 2026
  • Starlink 1877 · NORAD 47162 · re-entered June 21, 2025
  • Starlink 1878 · NORAD 47163 · re-entered January 23, 2025
  • Starlink 1879 · NORAD 47164 · re-entered April 5, 2025
  • Starlink 1880 · NORAD 47165 · re-entered February 5, 2025
  • Starlink 1881 · NORAD 47166 · re-entered February 28, 2023
  • Starlink 1884 · NORAD 47167 · re-entered January 14, 2025
  • Starlink 1885 · NORAD 47168 · re-entered August 13, 2022
  • Starlink 1886 · NORAD 47169 · re-entered October 22, 2021
  • Starlink 1887 · NORAD 47170 · re-entered January 28, 2025
  • Starlink 1888 · NORAD 47171 · re-entered September 20, 2026
  • Starlink 1889 · NORAD 47172 · re-entered April 8, 2022
  • Starlink 1890 · NORAD 47173 · re-entered June 30, 2025
  • Starlink 1891 · NORAD 47174 · re-entered January 9, 2025
  • Starlink 1895 · NORAD 47175 · re-entered February 11, 2025
  • Starlink 1900 · NORAD 47176 · re-entered April 17, 2021
  • Starlink 1907 · NORAD 47177 · re-entered March 5, 2025
  • Starlink 1912 · NORAD 47178 · re-entered August 31, 2026
  • Starlink 1913 · NORAD 47179 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1914 · NORAD 47180 · re-entered October 30, 2021
  • Starlink 1927 · NORAD 47181 · re-entered July 18, 2024

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Related page: www.spacex.com

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Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

116th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 13th this year · 809th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 24, 9:13 PM EST, at night

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

19 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Updated net

JRascagneres · Nov 23, 2020 · source

Show 6 earlier updates

  • Scrubbed. Pushing a day for now.

    JRascagneres · 11/23/2020 · source

  • Added webcast link

    spacevogel · 11/22/2020 · source

  • Nosu · 11/22/2020 · source

  • SwGustav · 11/20/2020 · source

  • Go for launch, per NOTAM A2395/20.

    Nosu · 11/19/2020

  • Added next Starlink launch per info of Ben Cooper/Launch Photography

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/16/2020 · source

Questions

When did Starlink 15 launch?

Starlink 15 launched on November 25, 2020 at 02:13 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink 15?

Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink 15?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Starlink 15 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Nov 24, 9:13 PM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1049 flew for the 7th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink 15 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 1777, one of 64 catalogued objects, from December 1, 2020, was 279 × 355 km inclined 53.1°.

How many satellites did Starlink 15 launch?

60 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink 15 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink